17 Oct 1895
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1895
Page
1
The notice lists services and items for sale or display in town including printed envelopes and notes, a fine display of gloves and mittens, bakery treats, and hats for sale. It notes residents traveling, visits to nearby towns, and various small business offerings with occasional health remedies advertised.
Fragmented OCR text references a rail route, a vanished location, and dates amid garbled names. Key items include Silestine in Lowa, Tosa Falls, and mentions of a Rutind expedition. The passage lists agents, rail lines, and ambiguous sale terms without clear events or outcomes.
An OCR fragment advertises a Coulon Seale Exposition in Atlanta from September to December with references to the World’s Fair. It mentions rail routes and ticketing details, sales periods and promotions, and a Cedar Rapids Iowa contact. It also includes a garbled plea to buy beet during cold weather and a local stock-clearance ad for wagons and other goods.
Tuesday night about two miles south of town a cutting affray left Will Salisbury badly cut on the head neck and back after an argument with Tony Andert who had been working nearby. Salisbury was aided by J N Phillips who bandaged wounds and brought him to town for medical care from Dr Bachman.
Exposition period rates from Iowa to St Louis with sale starts Sept 8 and continues Thursdays and Tuesdays. Tickets five days from sale date. Also Minnesota nursery stock sales ad and a Waterloo anecdote about a husband likened to a brass lamp.
Mrs C S George invites pupils to take organ or piano lessons. Terms are 8.50 for a term of 24 lessons. Sessions are held in rooms over George Bro’s Hardware Store.
On Oct 11 P P Peterson received a telegram stating his mother had died at the robat 2 o clock, too late to attend the funeral. She was 74, a Hamilton County resident, sick for about two years before her passing. Many friends extend sympathy to Mr Peterson in his deep affliction.
An advertisement for Preston Fahnestock & Co promoting clothing items including overcoats, duck coats, and overalls. The brief notice highlights available outerwear and workwear options, signaling a catalog-style retail pitch from a local merchant.
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